On April 5, 1970, Chicago scored five empty-net goals against Montreal. How/why you ask?
Montreal had to tie or win the game to make the playoffs. With 9:30 left in the 3rd period and behind 5-2, they pulled their goalie and lost 10-2.
A close race that year - Montreal finished only seven points out of first place.
Many goalies have been credited with goals due to NHL rules, but the first to score a goal by deliberately shooting the puck at the opponent’s net as Ron Hextall. Who was the second?
Ron Hextall
Seemed unbelievable so I checked, and it actually happened.
Well, it was kind of a bizarre situation.
The NHL had only six teams until 1967. Then they added six more all at the same time - and to ensure some of them got to see the playoffs, they put all of them in one division, and all the original teams in their own division.
Montreal was clearly AT WORST the fifth best team in the league, but four inferior teams from the expansion division all went to the playoffs and the Habs didn’t.
I’ll make mine a question. Who was the last team comprised entirely of Canadian players to win the Stanley Cup?
What was the last non-NHL team to win the Stanley Cup?
What year did the Stanley Cup championship end up in a tie?
1975 Philadelphia Flyers. Am I correct?
Correct!! Nicely done.